James
Fred
Lewis
Born in Maymead, Tennessee
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Alfred Lewis
and Dicey Ann (Trivette) Lewis
Brother of
Sarah Rilda (Lewis) Norris, Elizabeth Mary (Lewis) Ray, Joseph Fred Lewis and Bertie Lee (Lewis) Absher
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 50
in Sprague, WV
Profile last modified
| Created 21 May 2018
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Biography
James was born 3 August 1892 in Maymead, Tennessee.
James was a veteran of World War I.
On April 22nd, 1942 James registered for the WW2 draft in Boone County, WV. At this time he and Ethel were living in Prosperity, WV. James was working for Keppers Coal Company as a miner.[1]
15 April 1943 at 2:05 o'clock James was instantly killed in a slate fall in the mines of Sprague, WV. He was a member of the United Miners of America Local 5778.[2][3]
Sources
- ↑ U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of West Virginia; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1937
- ↑ Mines Victim's Rights Set Sunday. 16 April 1943. Raleigh Register.
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 December 2018), memorial page for James Fred Lewis (3 Aug 1892–15 Apr 1943), Find A Grave Memorial no. 35824171, citing Farley Family Cemetery, Sophia, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Nyla (contributor 47081641) .
- West Virginia Certificate of Death
- West Virginia Death Index
- West Virginia Marriages
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- L. Lewis
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FTB68135, FTDNA kit #20282
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~6.25%
~12.50%
S Leeland :
23andMe, GEDmatch PF865672C1 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PF865672C1 [compare], Ancestry member leela006
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch PF865672C1 [compare], FTDNA kit #B417059
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~6.25%
~25.00%
Richard Leeland :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QV5935881 [compare], Ancestry member rileeland
-
~1.56%
Rodney Atkins :
23andMe, GEDmatch M890658 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LU9680512 [compare], Ancestry member atkinsr01
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Ray Oliver :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A613010 [compare], Ancestry member Razor1951
-
~0.78%
Brittanie Woodring :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member brittanie_wyahoocom
-
~0.78%
~12.50%
Jake Bell :
Autosomal DNA Test
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